She remained silent for a long moment, then asked tentatively, "What if I go and plead on your behalf to have them prepay a sum for you?"
Ye Yanyu flatly refused, "No! The pressure on me is already heavy enough. I can't possibly divert my energy into such matters."
Realizing his tone had been a bit too harsh, he sighed and added, "I know you have my best interests at heart, and I know the teachers you invited are extraordinary. But accidents are bound to happen in a competition. Take the last episode, for instance. We had victory completely in our grasp, yet we still lost to Zhou Chen."
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